Stop Breathin' Wrote:
Rick Derris Wrote:
Stop Breathin' Wrote:
Not judging whatsoever but I'm curious what you're trying to convey in posting those?
I guess to convey my disappointment at another guy who puts himself out there as a Christian to the public and his team, only to ultimately fall on his face as corrupt. I heard the perfect comparison earlier on Jim Rome, Tressel = the Warden in Shawshank Redemption.
Cool. I agree as well. At first I thought you had posted those to excuse what he did under the guise of "we all make mistakes, no one is perfect" stance. Problem is, as a cold recruiting tactic, I don't think it's ever hurt a coach in a kid's living room with him Momma sitting there to be a "man of God". Whether he believes it or not. All about perception. I actually think Mark Richt walks it like he talks it (some would say to his detriment depending on who you ask over here) but if this stuff came out about him, he should be fired as well.
This was pretty interesting with regards to this from the SI article about Tressel. All alleged of course:
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The Clarett and Baker scandals were further evidence that Tressel was, at best, woefully ignorant of questionable behavior by his players and not aggressive enough in preventing it. At worst, he was a conduit for improper benefits, as Clarett alleged. The latter interpretation is suggested by a story that has long circulated among college coaches and was confirmed to SI by a former colleague of Tressel's from Earle Bruce's staff at Ohio State in the mid-1980s. One of Tressel's duties then was to organize and run the Buckeyes' summer camp. Most of the young players who attended it would never play college football, but a few were top prospects whom Ohio State was recruiting. At the end of camp, attendees bought tickets to a raffle with prizes such as cleats and a jersey. According to his fellow assistant, Tressel rigged the raffle so that the elite prospects won -- a potential violation of NCAA rules. Says the former colleague, who asked not to be identified because he still has ties to the Ohio State community, "In the morning he would read the Bible with another coach. Then, in the afternoon, he would go out and cheat kids who had probably saved up money from mowing lawns to buy those raffle tickets. That's Jim Tressel."